Belize may not be the first country to come to mind when you think of famous Mayan archaeological wonders. Sites like Ch ...

You'll find various herbs and plants in my Phoenix home. That's thanks to my grandmother and my ancestors, who practiced natural forms of healing.

Every time a civilization reaches the pinnacle of its ... of preparation that not only the traditional religions, but the shamans who use ayahuasca in the Amazon or wherever they use it would ...

Mayan, Inca, Sephardic, Catholic and magical-religious influences. In Mesoamerica, for civilizations such as the Mexica (Aztecs), Mayans and Incas, health was seen as the result of a balance ...

The Emberá’s relation to water is also marked by the spirit of Antumía, an evil spirit that lives in the water, only visible to the shamans or “jaibanás” today. Visitors will find that ...

Ancient Olmec, Maya, and Aztec civilizations featured jaguars prominently in their ... connecting the living world with the underworld. Shamans and warriors would wear jaguar pelts and teeth to ...

Changing all that, the researchers announce the discovery of two “burin spalls” – or stone flakes – from a site called Actun ...

A pair of chert points found alongside human skeletons in a cave in Belize may represent the first known tattooing needles ever discovered from a site linked to the ancient Maya civilization.

The stone fragments had been discovered inside ‘Handprint Cave’ in Belize alongside other artefacts suggestive of ritual use.